To celebrate the release of Transformers 2, Nike Basketball has teamed up with Hasbro for a fully licensed collaboration set that will feature three shoes, including the Zoom Sharkalaid, Zoom FP and Zoom Flight Club.

‘Soundwave’ Sharkalaid, inspired by the mind reading Decepticon and featuring hits of blue, red, yellow and silver that tie back into the details found along the robot’s tape recorder. The shoes come along with detailed packaging to tie back into the comic collecting world that has made Transformers one of the most popular franchises ever.

The Sharkalaid is yet another sneaker coming from Nike Basketball’s Refresh series that combines past classics, fusing together some of the best outdoor hoops shoes in the brand’s heritage with the Zoom Sharkley and Air Raid serving as the base of inspiration. With a durable rubber outsole, crossing midfoot straps for support and a 14 mm heel Zoom Air unit, the Sharkalaid is one of several models that Nike Basketball has aimed for the blacktop this summer.

The Zoom Flight Club, styled up in a colorway inspired by Transformers villain Megatron, features a clear shroud along the upper, with abrasion resistant panels along the toe, strap and heel. There’s also a neon grid lining pattern as well as a backpainted red window that houses the heel Zoom Air unit.

Designed by Jason Petrie, the Zoom Flight Club combines the aesthetics of the Flight 89, Zoom Glove and Hyperflight. The shoes also come along with detailed packaging to tie back into the comic collecting world that has made Transformers one of the most popular franchises ever.

The Zoom FP, short for Fun Police, pays homage to the group of elite NBA players featured in Nike Basketball’s classic late 90’s Fun Police ads and combines design cues from the Zoom T-Bug, Zoom Flight V and Air Garnett III. The Transformers character Bumblebee fits right in with their joking and wise-cracking nature, and the Bumblebee inspired Zoom FP features a predominantly yellow and black upper. With Bumblebee often transforming into a yellow car, you’ll see the glare of the car mimicked in the patent leather upper. The Zoom FP, designed by Jason Petrie, features a stitch reinforced patent leather and ballistic mesh upper, injected Phylon midsole and support sidewall and a 14 mm heel Zoom Air unit for responsive cushioning.

words & images by Nick DePaula of Sole Collector